World AIDS Campaign
World AIDS Campaign background
World AIDS Day is commemorated on 1 December each year. It is a day specifically set aside to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, call for action in the national response to HIV and AIDS and celebrate successes which have been achieved in accessing HIV and AIDS prevention and management services.
The day was first commemorated as World AIDS Day in 1988 when the World Health Organization designated it so. The day has since moved from being celebrated on a single day to a campaign which runs throughout the year.
World AIDS Campaign which includes the World AIDS Day commemorations in Zimbabwe are held under the leadership and facilitation of the National AIDS Council in a multi sectoral framework that brings together government, UN agencies, civil society, business, religious sector and AIDS service organizations.
World AIDS Campaign theme
The 2011/12 World AIDS Campaign theme is Getting To Zero – Zero new infections – Zero deaths – Zero Discrimination.
Campaign message
Leaders Make Universal Access A Reality. The campaign message is focusing on leaders to provide an enabling environment the national response to HIV and AIDS through for people to universally access HIV and AIDS services.
